The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video is an award category presented at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The award was first presented in 1994 under the name Best Director, awarded to Whale's "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe". This is the only MTV EMA award - excluding special awards - whose winner is chosen by MTV, rather than by the public. "Hey Ya!", "Born This Way" and "Havana" are the only music videos to also win Best Song. The artist with the most wins is Taylor Swift with four wins. Taylor Swift is the artist with the most nominations, with seven. Swift and Kendrick Lamar are the only performers to have won the award for a video they co-directed: Lamar for "Humble" in 2017 and Swift for "Me!" in 2019.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year–winning video. ‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year–nominated video that same year.
1990s Year Artist Song Director Ref 1994 Whale "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" Mark Pellington Beastie Boys "Sabotage" Spike Jonze ‡ Enigma "Return to Innocence" Julien Temple MC Solaar "Nouveau Western" Stephane Sednaoui U2 "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" Wim Wenders and Mark Neale 1995 Massive Attack "Protection" Michel Gondry Weezer "Buddy Holly" Spike Jonze ‡ Madonna "Human Nature" Jean-Baptiste Mondino Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson "Scream" Mark Romanek ‡ Therapy? "Loose" W.I.Z. 1997 The Prodigy "Breathe" Walter Stern Blur "Song 2" Sophie Muller The Chemical Brothers "Block Rockin' Beats" Dom and Nic Daft Punk "Around the World" Michel Gondry Radiohead "Paranoid Android" Magnus Carlsson 1998 Massive Attack "Teardrop" Walter Stern Aphex Twin "Come to Daddy" Chris Cunningham Beastie Boys "Intergalactic" Nathaniel Hörnblowér Eagle-Eye Cherry "Save Tonight" Johan Camitz Garbage "Push It" Andrea Giacobbe 1999 Blur "Coffee & TV" Hammer and Tongs Aphex Twin "Windowlicker" Chris Cunningham Björk "All Is Full of Love" Fatboy Slim "Praise You" Spike Jonze George Michael with Mary J. Blige "As" Big TV!
2000s Year Artist Song Director Ref 2000 Moby "Natural Blues" David LaChapelle Blink 182 "All the Small Things" Marcos Siega ‡ Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly" Jesse Peretz Red Hot Chili Peppers "Californication" Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris ‡ Robbie Williams "Rock DJ" Vaughan Arnell 2001 The Avalanches "Since I Left You" Blue Source Fatboy Slim "Weapon of Choice" Spike Jonze ‡ Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood" Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland Outkast "Ms. Jackson" F. Gary Gray Robbie Williams "Supreme" Vaughan Arnell 2002 Röyksopp "Remind Me" H5 Basement Jaxx "Where's Your Head At?" Traktor Eminem "Without Me" Joseph Kahn † Primal Scream "Miss Lucifer" Dawn Shadforth The White Stripes "Fell in Love with a Girl" Michel Gondry ‡ 2003 Sigur Rós "Untitled 1" Floria Sigismondi Missy Elliott "Work It" Dave Meyers † Queens of the Stone Age "Go with the Flow" Shynola U.N.K.L.E. "Eye for an Eye" Shynola The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" Alex and Martin 2004 Outkast "Hey Ya!" Bryan Barber † The Cure "The End of the World" Floria Sigismondi Jay Z "99 Problems" Mark Romanek ‡ The Streets "Fit But You Know It" Dougal Wilson The White Stripes "The Hardest Button to Button" Michel Gondry 2005 The Chemical Brothers "Believe" Dom and Nic Beck "E-Pro" Shynola Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc." Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland Rammstein "Keine Lust" Jörn Heitmann Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For" Francis Lawrence 2006 Justice vs. Simian "We Are Your Friends" Rozan and Schmeltz Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" Robert Hales OK Go "A Million Ways" Trish Sie and OK Go Pink "Stupid Girls" Dave Meyers Kanye West "Touch the Sky" Chris Milk 2007 Justice "D.A.N.C.E." Jonas and François ‡ Bat for Lashes "What's a Girl to Do?" Dougal Wilson The Chemical Brothers "The Salmon Dance" Dom and Nic Foo Fighters "The Pretender" Sam Brown Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around... Comes Around" Samuel Bayer ‡ Kanye West "Stronger" Hype Williams ‡ 2008 Thirty Seconds to Mars "A Beautiful Lie" Angakok Panipaq Madonna "4 Minutes" Jonas and François Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes" Nima Nourizadeh Snoop Dogg "Sensual Seduction" Melina and Steven Johnson Weezer "Pork and Beans" Mathew Cullen 2009 Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Jake Nava † Eminem "We Made You" Joseph Kahn ‡ Katy Perry "Waking Up in Vegas" Joseph Kahn Shakira "She Wolf" Jake Nava Britney Spears "Circus" Francis Lawrence
2010s Year Artist Song Director Ref 2010 Katy Perry "California Gurls" Mathew Cullen Eminem "Love the Way You Lie" Joseph Kahn Lady Gaga "Telephone" Jonas Åkerlund ‡ Plan B "Prayin' Daniel Wolfe Thirty Seconds to Mars "Kings and Queens" Bartholomew Cubbins ‡ 2011 Lady Gaga "Born This Way" Nick Knight Adele "Rolling in the Deep" Sam Brown ‡ Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise" Spike Jonze ‡ Beyoncé "Run the World (Girls)" Francis Lawrence Justice "Civilization" Romain Gavras 2012 Psy "Gangnam Style" Cho Soo-hyun Katy Perry "Wide Awake" Tony T. Datis ‡ Lady Gaga "Marry the Night" Lady Gaga M.I.A. "Bad Girls" Romain Gavras ‡ Rihanna "We Found Love" Melina Matsoukas † 2013 Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" Terry Richardson † Lady Gaga "Applause" Inez & Vinoodh Robin Thicke "Blurred Lines" Diane Martel ‡ Thirty Seconds to Mars "Up in the Air" Bartholomew Cubbins Justin Timberlake "Mirrors" Floria Sigismondi † 2014 Katy Perry "Dark Horse" Mathew Cullen Iggy Azalea "Black Widow" Director X and Iggy Azalea Kiesza "Hideaway" Blayre Ellestad and Kiesza Sia "Chandelier" Daniel Askill and Sia ‡ Pharrell Williams "Happy" Yoann Lemoine ‡ 2015 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Downtown" Ryan Lewis, Macklemore and Jason Koenig Kendrick Lamar "Alright" Colin Tilley and the Little Homies ‡ Sia "Elastic Heart" Sia and Daniel Askill Taylor Swift "Bad Blood" Joseph Kahn † Pharrell Williams "Freedom" Paul Hunter 2016 The Weeknd "Starboy" Grant Singer Beyoncé "Formation" Melina Matsoukas † Coldplay "Up&Up" Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia Kanye West "Famous" Kanye West ‡ Tame Impala "The Less I Know the Better" Canada 2017 Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE." Dave Meyers and The Little Homies † Foo Fighters "Run Dave Grohl Katy Perry "Bon Appétit" Dent De Cuir Kyle "iSpy" Colin Tilley Taylor Swift "Look What You Made Me Do" Joseph Kahn 2018Camila Cabello "Havana"Dave Meyers † Ariana Grande"No Tears Left to Cry"Dave Meyers ‡Childish Gambino"This Is America"Hiro Murai ‡Lil Dicky "Freaky Friday"Tony YacendaThe Carters"APESHIT"Ricky Saiz ‡ 2019Taylor Swift "ME!"Taylor Swift and Dave Meyers Ariana Grande"thank u, next" Hannah Lux Davis ‡Billie Eilish "bad guy"Dave Meyers ‡ Lil Nas X "Old Town Road (Remix)"Calmatic ‡Rosalía and J Balvin "Con altura"Director X
2020s Year Artist Song Director Ref 2020DJ Khaled "Popstar" ‡Director X Billie Eilish"Everything I Wanted" ‡Billie EilishCardi B "WAP" ‡Colin TilleyKarol G "Tusa"Mike HoLady Gaga and Ariana Grande"Rain on Me" ‡Robert RodriguezTaylor Swift"The Man" ‡Taylor SwiftThe Weeknd"Blinding Lights" †Anton Tammi † 2021Lil Nas X"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" †Tanu Muino Doja Cat "Kiss Me More" ‡Warren FuEd Sheeran"Bad Habits" ‡Dave MeyersJustin Bieber "Peaches"Colin TilleyNormani "Wild Side"Tanu MuinoTaylor Swift"Willow"Taylor SwiftTaylor SwiftAll Too Well: The Short Film †Taylor SwiftBlackpink"Pink Venom"Seo Hyun-SeungDoja Cat"Woman" ‡ChildHarry Styles"As It Was" ‡Tanu MuinoKendrick Lamar"The Heart Part 5"Dave Free and Kendrick LamarNicki Minaj"Super Freaky Girl" ‡Joseph KahnTaylor Swift"Anti-Hero" †Taylor Swift .Cardi B "Bongos"Tanu MuinoDoja Cat"Paint the Town Red"Doja Cat and Nina McNeelyLittle Simz"Gorilla"Dave MeyersMiley Cyrus"Flowers" ‡Jacob BixenmanOlivia Rodrigo"Vampire" ‡Petra CollinsSZA"Kill Bill" ‡Christian Breslauer Taylor Swift "Fortnight" †Taylor Swift Ariana Grande"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" ‡Christian BreslauerCharli XCX"360"Aidan ZamiriEminem"Houdini" ‡Rich LeeKendrick Lamar"Not Like Us"Dave Free and Kendrick LamarLisa "New Woman"Dave Meyers
Statistic As of 2024. Number of European Nominations Total Number 44 126
References
See also MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year